microbiology, causative agent, scientific names and/or common names – Flashcards
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strontium
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boils, pimples, abscesses
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Staphylococcus Aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis
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impetigo
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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pseudomonas infection
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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acne
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Propionibacter acnes
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bacterial meningitis
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Hemophilis influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pyogenes
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listerosis
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Listeria monocytogenes
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tetanus
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Clostridium tetani ("lockjaw")
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botulism
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Clostridium botulinum
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leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
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peripheral fever
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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endocarditis
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Staphylococcus aureus
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rheumatic fever
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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tularemia
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Franciella tularensis
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brucellosis
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Brucella abortus
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anthrax
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Bacillus anthracis
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gas gangrene
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Clostridium perfringens
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plague
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Ysernia pestis ("Black Death")
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relapsing fever
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Borrelia recurrensis
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lyme disease
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Borrelia burgdorferi ("Bull's Eye rash")
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endemic typhus
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Rickettsia prowazekii
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rocky mountain spotted fever
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Rickettsia rickettsii
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strep throat
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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scarlett fever
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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diphtheria
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Corynebacterium diptheria ("pseudomembrane")
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otidis media (earache)
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Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophilus influenzae, M. catarrhalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, S. aureus
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pertussis
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Bordetella pertusis ("whooping cough")
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tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis ("consumption")
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bacterial pneumonias
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Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae ("walking" pneumonia),Chlamydia pneumoniae
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legionaire's disease
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Legionella pneumophila
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dental caries
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Streptococcus mutans
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peridontal disease
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Treponema denticola
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Staphylococcal poisoning
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Staphylococcus aureus
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shigellosis
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Shigella dysentariae ("Bacillary dysentery")
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salmonellosis
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Salmonella typhimurim ("salmonella gastroenteritis")
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typhoid fever
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Salmonella typhi
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cholera
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Vibrio cholerae ("rice water" stools)
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traveler's diarrhea
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E. coli (O157:H7) (E. coli gastroenteritis)
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peptic ulcers
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Helicobacter pylori
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leptospirosis
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Leptospira interogans
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the "clap"
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhoea)
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nongonoccal urethritis
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Chlamydia trachomatis (most prevalent STD), Mycolplasma hominus, Ureaplasma urelyticus
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syphilis
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Treponema pallidum
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PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycolplasma hominus, Ureaplasma urelyticus
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chancroid
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Hemophilis ducreyi
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bacterial vaginosis
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Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis, Garduerella vaginalis
